Today I came across this Daguerreotype portrait of a teacher with her students, estimated to have been taken sometime in the 1850’s.
It took me a few moments to realise that there was only one lad amongst the class.
Mainly because, I know I’ve said before that I do love old photographs, but I’m sorry:
those kids are creeping the bejesus outta me!
City Jackdaw 
Was the photographer ever seen again?
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Only the footage survived.
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They do have a other worldliness about them.
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Also… think it’s because they are mostly bodyless heads! Maybe photographer used Victorians equivalent of photoshop, and put in people that weren’t there on the day.
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Ahead of his/her time!
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It is something weird with the photo, I agree, they look hmmm I don’t know what to say…
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Think that says it all 😂
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